The screening series of "Monty Python's Flying Circus" episodes that brought the team its acclaim in both England and the United States. The scene in which the satiric sextet first extolled the Hormel product SPAM is included in the lineup in addition to material performed by members outside the original series.
May 27–June 9 Idle Pleasures
Further adventures of Pythoner Eric Idle including "Rutland Weekend Television" and the Beatles spoof, "The Rutles: All You Need is Cash" in collaboration with Neil Innes.
The Museum of Television & Radio in New York is located at 25 West 52 Street while the California institution can be found at 465 North Beverly Drive in Beverly Hills. Suggested contribution are as follows: Members (free), adults ($10), senior citizens and students ($8) and children under fourteen ($5). Admission is free in Los Angeles. For more information, call the Museum in New York at (212) 621-6800, in Los Angeles at (310) 786-1000, or visit the website at www.mtr.org.
Mike Nichols ("The Graduate," "Angels in America") directs the new musical inspired by the 1975 feature film comedy "Monty Python and the Holy Grail" which landed at Broadway's Shubert Theatre for a St. Valentine's Day (Feb. 14) start and a St. Patrick's Day (March 17) opening.
The self-proclaimed "lovingly ripped-off" show features a completely new score with music and lyrics by Idle and composer John Du Prez ("A Fish Called Wanda") with a book by Idle based on the screenplay he co-wrote with Monty Python creators Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Terry Jones and Michael Palin.
The new musical stars Tim Curry (The Rocky Horror Show, "Clue") as King Arthur, David Hyde Pierce ("Frasier," The Heidi Chronicles) as Sir Robin, Hank Azaria ("The Birdcage," Sexual Perversity in Chicago) as Sir Lancelot, Christopher Seiber (Into The Woods) as Sir Galahad, Michael McGrath (Wonderful Town) as Patsy et al., Steve Rosen (The Golem) as Sir Bedevere and Sara Ramirez (A Class Act) as The Lady of the Lake.
The show website can be found at www.montypythonsspamalot.com.
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